for you consideration are two early, Winold Reiss Empire Builder "Blackfeet Indian" calendars from 1941 and 1942. Winold Reiss was a German-born American artist and graphic designer. In 1920, he went West for the first time, working for months on the Blackfeet Reservation in Montana, painting 36 portraits of tribal members. Over the years Reiss painted more than 250 works depicting Native Americans. These paintings by Reiss became known more widely beginning in the 1920s to the 1950s, when the Great Northern Railway commissioned Reiss to do paintings of the Blackfeet which were then distributed widely as lithographed reproductions on Great Northern calendars. In 1931, and 1934-37, Reiss organized a summer art school, also referred to as an artists' colony near Glacier National Park. This calendar features Winold Reiss's work titled, "Calling First - Blackfeet Brave" and shows Call First sitting on the ground playing the drum. Below the art it reasd, "Route of the Empire Builder / Between Chicago and the Pacific Northwest via Glacier National Park". Below that it shows the calendar, which only features the months of September - December, 1941. The second calendar is from 1942 and show Winold's Reiss artwork titled, "Sundance - Piegan Chief". The art shows Sundance packing and smoking a pipe as he sits in his teepee. Below the art, it reads, "Route of the Empire Builder / Between Chicago and the Pacific Northwest via Glacier National Park". It features only the month of December, 1942 for the calendar. The pieces show good condition overall with some wear present from their age and use over the years, but no major signs of damage is noted. They measure 33 1/2" L x 16" W and have a collective weight of under 6 ounces.